Bute Pursuivant
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox heraldry Bute Pursuivant of Arms is a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.
The title of the office derives from the Isle of Bute, which was the personal property of the Scottish monarchs.[1]
The badge of office is A lymphad Sable, flagged Gules in full sail Or charged of a fess chequy Azure and Argent, the yard surmounted of a coronet of four fleur-de-lys (two visible) and four crosses pattee (one and two halves visible) Or.[2]
As of 2024, the current holder of the office is Colin Russell (latterly Falkland Pursuivant Extraordinary).[3]
Holders of the office
| Arms | Name | Date of appointment | Ref[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Hart | 1528 | ||
| Peter Thomson | 1535 | ||
| Adam MacCulloch | 1554 | ||
| John Calder | 1561 | ||
| John Binsele | 1590 | ||
| William MacKiesoun | 1598 | ||
| Eleazor Mackesone | 1616 | ||
| John Thomson | 1636 | ||
| William Malcolm | 1647 | ||
| James Alisone | 1661 | ||
| John Hoge | 1675 | ||
| John Wright | 1704 | ||
| File:Arms of Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, Baronet.svg | Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, Baronet | 1707 | |
| File:Arms of George Glass.svg | George Glass | 1715 | |
| File:Arms of Alexander Thomson.svg | Alexander Thomson | 1724 | |
| File:Arms of John Douglas.svg | John Douglas | 1765 | |
| George Douglas of Torquhine | 1768 | ||
| Archibald Campbell | 1776 | ||
| Alexander Law | 1796 | ||
| Daniel Menzies | 1821 | ||
| Ebenezer Macgeorge | 1822 | ||
| David Littlejohn | 1833 | ||
| William Goodall Bayley | 1838 | ||
| Walter Ferguson | 1851 | ||
| Robert Spence Livingstone | 1884 | ||
| Andrew Munro Ross | 1885 | ||
| John Thomas Loth | 1888 | ||
| James Keir Lamont | 1899 | ||
| Vacant | 1901–2001 | ||
| File:Arms of William David Hamilton Sellar.svg | William David Hamilton Sellar | 2001–2008 | [5] |
| Vacant | 2008–2024 | ||
| File:Arms of Colin Caldwell Russell.svg | Colin Russell | 2024–Present |
See also
References
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